Long Hair. Tattoos. Aggression. Join hosts Simon Takla and Owen Jones as they explore the hard-hitting tag-team of professional wrestling and heavy metal. Listen in each week as they look into times where the two worlds collided to Rock You Like A Hurricanrana.
RYLAH 45 : Damian Abraham (vocalist of Fucked Up, host of The Wrestlers)
In one of Owen's dream episodes, he interviews Damian Abraham the vocalist of one of his bands, Fucked Up, but also the host and brains behind that incredible The Wrestlers documentary series on VicelandSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/10/2019 • 39 minutes, 21 seconds
RYLAH 44 : 3rd Degree Burns, The Music Of TNA
It's the reason why we got Nims on the show! This episode is about his one true love, TNA and the music of TNA.This week the boys have a listen to the 3rd Degree Burns, music Of TNA album and what a wild ride it is.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/23/2019 • 54 minutes, 7 seconds
RYLAH 43 : The Musical History Of Triple H
HOLY SHIT WE ARE BACK! It's been almost a year but we are back to rip through the relationship between music and pro wrestling, and we even have a new member of the team! Now, what better way to kick off our second life than to look through the history of Triple H's entrance music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/8/2019 • 38 minutes, 51 seconds
RYLAH 42 : Iconic Crossovers : CM Punk & Living Colour ft. Vernon Reid
In an episode that was bound to happen, the boys look into the extensive careers of funk metal legends Living Colour and The Best In The World, CM PUNK, one of the most iconic wrestling and music crossovers we've ever seen.
It is also a massive honour that we welcome special guest Vernon Reid, guitar god and the mastermind behind Living Colour.
So sit back, relax and enjoy a documentary style run through of these two incredible careers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/14/2018 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 17 seconds
RYLAH 41 : We go ALL IN
It was the biggest independent wrestling show of all time, so of course we had to talk about it! And who else could we get in other than friend of the show and dead set legend, Nims from 1116 SEN Sports radio!
The boys have another round table chat discussing the important of ALL IN and then pull apart the massive indie supershow.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/3/2018 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 18 seconds
RYLAH 40 : KISS Supershow
The Supershow is back and this week Simon and Owen are joined by the returning Julian James, Melbourne wrestling icon, former front man of The Shine and Thunderstag and our very own KISS expert!
The three take a dive into the near 50 year career of KISS to chat about the good and awful albums, the highlights and lowlights and THAT run they had in WCW.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/30/2018 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 20 seconds
RYLAH 39 : SummerSlam Round Table
This week, Simon & Owen have gone in a new direction and created a wrestling round table to go through the massive week of wrestling we've just witnessed.
The boys are joined by Nims from 1116 SEN sports radio and world travelled music photographer and wrestling fanatic Neal Walters to go over NXT Takeover, SummerSlam and the recent episodes of RAW and Smackdown!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/23/2018 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 32 seconds
RYLAH 38 : Japanese Wrestling Entrance Music Showdown
The showdown episode is back!
This week Owen and Simon and joined by Japanese wrestling aficionados and Melbourne Wrestling veterans Sean Hawkins and Joel Bateman, as they battle it out to see which entrance theme made famous in Japan is the best entrance theme!
Sit back and relax, because it's a long one, and it gets quite heated!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/16/2018 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 18 seconds
RYLAH : Remembering Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
In another sad day in pro wrestling, Simon and Owen decided to quickly record an episode dedicated to the life and career of the great Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart.
One of the greatest heavyweights in WWF, the enforcer of the Hart Foundation, who used his unlikely speed and agility to destroy his opponents, which helped make him a 2-time WWF Worl dTag Team Champion.
Join us on this special episode as we remember the brilliant career of one of our favourite wrestlers, Jim Neidhart,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/14/2018 • 25 minutes, 29 seconds
RYLAH BONUS : Michael Sweet of Stryper
In a very special, impromptu bonus episode of the show, Owen gets on the phone to Michael Sweet, vocalist and guitarist of Christian Metal pioneers Stryper.
The two chat about the band's progression of sound in the last 30 years, getting back to the swing of things after a hiatus and what Australian members of the Yellow and Black army should expect on their up coming tour!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/12/2018 • 19 minutes, 21 seconds
RYLAH 37 : WWE Championship Belt Maker & Monument Vocalist Peter Ellis
In a very special episode, Simon & Owen catch up with Peter Ellis for a fascinating chat.
Peter is the vocalist of British Heavy Metal band Monument, but he is also the guy that makes the Championship belts for the WWE, Progress, Rev Pro, NWA and many more wrestling companies worldwide.
He tells stories of getting started in the music scene, growing up with Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden's sons and how he got into belt-making.
Check out his company Leather Rebels : http://leatherrebelsbelts.com/
Listen to Monument : http://www.monumentband.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/9/2018 • 49 minutes, 54 seconds
RYLAH 36 : I Play In A Band and I'm A Wrestling Fan ft. Nick Ivkovic of Elm Street
Episode 36! And this week the boys are joined by the Great Ivka, Nick Ivkovic, bass player of Melbourne Thrash Metal lords Elm Street and life long wrestling fan.
The three chat about everything from Hulk Hogan, to KISS, to touring continents with members of Accept and Manowar as well as the time Ivka's band toured with the "legendary" Bon Jovi!
So strap yourself in for the ultimate mixed bag conversation of heavy metal and pro wrestling!
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8/2/2018 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 5 seconds
RYLAH 35 : Fozzy Supershow ft. Chris Jericho
That's right! The GO.A.T, The Ayatollah Of Rock And Rolla, THE epitome of Heavy Metal and Pro Wrestling, Chris Jericho is our special guest today. In an exclusive chat, he talks to Owen about the new Fozzy record 'Judas', using his own band's music as his entrance song in New Japan Pro Wrestling, meeting bandmate Rich Ward at a WCW show and so much more!
Afterwards, Simon and Owen check out the consistently good career of Fozzy, as they look through all o their albums.
So sit back, relax and enjoy the episode we've all been waiting for!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/26/2018 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 48 seconds
Riffs & Flips with Robbie Eagles
Owen is lone-wolfing it again, this time with a highly requested guest, "The Sniper Of The Skies" Robbie Eagles! The well known heavy music guru and Australian Wrestling superstar finally joins the RYLAH family and chats to Owen about all his favourite bands, memories of backflipping in mosh-pits and how cool his wrestling career has been, especially the past year! Brought to you by the AusCast Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/13/2018 • 53 minutes, 48 seconds
RYLAH 32 : Mid Year Wrestling Review
This week Simon and Owen take a look back at the first half of year in wrestling and try break it all down and go through their highlights from around the world in about 45 minutes! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/7/2018 • 46 minutes, 15 seconds
Coffee With Concrete Davidson
In a very special, sit-down interview in a café in Melbourne's CBD, Owen caught up with Australian wrestling's resident carnival strongman, Concrete Davidson, to chat about all things wrestling, Dragonforce, Home Alone 2 and more. So sit back, relax, have your own cup of coffee and enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/5/2018 • 43 minutes, 16 seconds
AJ Styles & Carmella, the mid year review of music with Killyourstereo.com
In a massive episode, we start off with an exclusive interview Simon did with WWE Champion AJ Styles and Smackdown Women's Champion Carmella. Then Alex Sievers, editor of our presenting partner killyourstereo.com comes into the studio to chat about the first half of the year in music.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/30/2018 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 16 seconds
WrestleRock You like A Hurricanrana ft. WrestleRock's Criss Fresh & Julian James
An episode months in the making! This week Simon and Owen sit down with two prolific members of the Australian wrestling scene and founders of the iconic wrestling promotion WrestleRock, Criss Fresh and Julian Fresh. They share their lengthy history of being in the wrestling and music business and how WrestleRock went from struggling to fill a card on the first show, to being a must-see Melbourne attraction and now to making a triumphant return to the world of wrestling and entertainment! Tickets to WrestleRock on sale now : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wrestlerock-tickets-46059066909See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/21/2018 • 1 hour, 31 minutes, 54 seconds
WCW Entrance Song Showdown ft. JXT
Yes! You read correctly. JXT is back and we are still talking about WCW! This time Simon, Owen and JXT put 10 of the best WCW entrance songs that ripped off popular songs against each other to see who comes out on top.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/13/2018 • 43 minutes, 7 seconds
The crazy world of late 90s WCW ft. JXT
School is in session today, as Australian pro wrestler JXT joins Simon and Owen and talks about his favourite thing in wrestling, WCW! This episode the boys chat about the strange late 90s of the product and how many crazy crossovers of heavy music and wrestling there was on Monday Nitro, including the Kiss Demon, the Misfits and the Insane Clown Posse. This is a fun one!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/7/2018 • 50 minutes, 36 seconds
Wreckless Intent
Simon is back from his week away and the boys dive straight into another WWE album review, this time our intent is reckless. That's right, we are looking at the 2006 compilation album "Wreckless Intent", featuring some of our favourite and not so favourite entrance songs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5/31/2018 • 55 minutes, 2 seconds
The Mighty Like Metal ft. TMDK's Damian Slater & Marcius Pitt
Owen is all by himself this week! Simon has gone on a well deserved week away and left the Beard in charge of the show. This week Owen sat down with TMDK's Marcius Pitt and Damain Slater to talk all things Australian heavy music! You'll be surprised by their past experiences with the music scene in Adelaide and Perth! Owen also reviews the epic Steel Panther and LA Guns shows that ripped through Melbourne last week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5/24/2018 • 40 minutes, 17 seconds
RYLAH 4 : 2017 - The Year That Was in Metal and Wrestling
In this episode Owen and Simon take a look back at the highs and lows of 2017 in the worlds of both wrestling and metal, the best matches, the best albums, the breakthroughs and the letdowns.
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